ṣerretum

Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́arrat- (“co-wife”). Equivalent to 𒈲𒊒𒌝 (ṣerrum, “enmity”) +‎ -𒂊𒌈 (-etum, feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic ضَرَّة (ḍarra) and Biblical Hebrew צָרָה (ṣɔrɔ).

Pronunciation edit

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈsˤer.re.tum/

Noun edit

ṣerretum f (plural ṣerrētum)

concubine, subsidiary wife
rival

Alternative forms edit

ṣerretu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒁮𒋰𒁀 (DAM.TAB.BA)	𒈲𒊑𒌈 (ṣer-re-tum)

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